Today I officially hit 36 weeks. Woo-hoo. I know I cheated and celebrated a little prematurely on Wednesday after my good office visit. Later that night I had some beastly contractions. They were so strong they woke me up and reminded me that oh yeah - Labor is going to be Painful.
I was starting to think that we were going to the hospital but things calmed down again. Which was good because Aaron had gone 3 straight nights without more than 4 hours of sleep thanks to his crazy job. If you ask me he's the one that needs to be on bed rest.
I'm going to be really embarrassed about all this craziness if this baby ends up staying put til her due date or after. Right now she's got the hiccups and seems content where she is. But then again I wouldn't be surprised if she came tomorrow. All the uncertainty makes for some strange behavior. For instance, as I was taught to do before any big physical event like soccer games or races, I keep trying to carbo load so I'll have enough energy. Unfortunately eating a ton is a real pain at the end of pregnancy. There's just not enough room for anything besides baby inside me. But I keep trying to eat up despite the discomfort because when I had Reuben I didn't realize I was going into labor so I only grabbed an apple and a cliff bar when I walked out the door. The next 24 hours I spent laboring I was STARVING. STARVING. STARVING. And all they give you is nasty juice and ice chips at the hospital. I wanted a burrito, a big fat juicy burrito. I'm pretty sure that my labor went a lot slower because my body was so low on fuel. So I want to avoid that this next go round. But since I can't be sure when exactly I'm going to have this baby I keep preparing and eating my "last meal" over and over and over again.
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That's so true about the last meal. I didn't even have crazy long labor, but still, not eating all day is not fun. Maybe if you don't eat big meals the baby will come sooner because she wants to come when you're not prepared.
Not eating during labor is a joke. i've never understood it. I'm of the mindset that you should stop at a drive-thru on the way to the hospital so that you have energy for the big event. Or go to a barbecue right before. That has also worked for me.
Your last meal looks delicious!Congrats for making it to 36 weeks.
I am looking forward to seeing you next week. I plan to help with whatever you will let me do.
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